On September 24, 2018, at approximately 1:27 p.m. Oregon State Police and the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department responded to the report of multiple subjects who had been stabbed on Highway 140 near MP 24.
Officer’s located the vehicle, a white Dodge Caravan with North Carolina plates, near MP 4 on Highway 140.
Three passengers in the vehicle were determined to have stab wounds and were transported by ambulance to the Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford.
32-year-old Antonie Eugene Kirby and 30-year-old Jemario Deronte Richardson both from Winston Salem, NC, were treated for injuries and released.
34-year-old Marcus Earl Taylor from Winston Salem, NC, received life-threatening injuries and was transported by Mercy Flights Air Ambulance to Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland where he is listed in critical condition.
The suspect, identified as 35-year-old Kevin Juwan Reed from Winston Salem, NC, made his first court appearance at the Jackson County Circuit Court Tuesday, September 25th.
According to reports, Reed exited the vehicle and left prior to officer’s arrival. He was located approximately 45 minutes later near milepost 30 on Highway 140. Reed was taken into custody without incident and later lodged at the Jackson County Jail on one count of Assault in the First Degree and three counts of Assault in the Second Degree, bail is listed at $400,000.
The investigation is ongoing and anyone who may have observed the Dodge Caravan with North Carolina plates or Reed, described as a black male adult, height 5’9”, weight 165 and wearing a white t-shirt, blue jeans and no shoes in the area of Highway 140 is encouraged to contact the Oregon State Police Southern Regional Dispatch Center at 541 776-6111 refer case number SP18-359029.
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